The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-07-01
DleNlFlgp NAMES.
a Fashion That Promises to Become Pop.
nlar with SenaLhln Pnrents.


II Is a notable fact that the fashion in
the names of women has very decidedly
changed of late. Instead of long favorite
diminutiyes of Mamie aud Minnie. and
Birdie, and Carrie, and Lily. and Lulu
and such other common pet names, II
Is now the style to bestow upon little
girls the stately and dignified names of
Elizabeth, Catherine. Barbara. Dorothy.
Eleanor and Others which have long
hren out Of favor as old-fashioned
Moreover. these are given their full
length and sound. No such abbrevia-
tior as Katie. and Lizzie. and Mollie,
AMI Dollie, and Maggie are allowed To
be good form.
Three pretty little baby girls. we
know of. will grow up with the plain
name of Aiargery in all its rotund full
ncss--no Madge. Maggie or Margie
being 81 much a. permitted. Two other
little blond-haired tlamsels are named
respectively Dorothy aud Elizabeth. in
all their length and breadth-all nick
naming ar shortening being utterly
forbidden bv their mother Another
little tot is dubbed Marguerite. and woe
be To them who attempt to- use any such
abbreviation rs Maggie or Daisy or
Rita. Mrs. Whitney has expressed her
preference for dorothy n the name
of the Cabinet baby. instead nf Frances
Folsom. rs announced.
The wife of the President objects ia
being called hy her baby name Of Frank
or frankie. and writes her name in full
Frances Folsom Cleveland. The
faslina thus set has been generally
adopted. And il is not only sensible
and dignilicd. bnt useful aud appro-
piiate. to Incorporate a woman maiden
name with her married name. since il
maintains her identity aud keeps her in
recognition by those who knew her best
under her old name. Miss Maud Howe,
the writer. who was married recently.
I win still be recognized as Maud Howe
/ Eliott-Ella Wheeler was not obscured
when she became Ella Wilcox-Eleanol
I Stuart is not lost to memory when hel
name appears as Eleanor Stuart Hamil-
! ton. And even if il were not more use
/ fill tn thus mark ones identity. women
I who have family pride in their names
. NttttNft 1Oi dltitAt ItltfNlt Ut btisltt>t
famous or historic, are 10th To- sinl
them into utter obscuritv The Princes
/ Louise did not lose her personality il
the title If the Marchioness Of Lorne
Our first lady followed her exampl'
when she signiiied her desire to b,
known as Frances Folsom Cleveland
And the custom grows more and NOR
common.
The same reaction from diminutivl
pet names is extended TO the names q
BOYS. 1t is now considered common L
call boy Willie. or Johnnie. ar George
or Robbie. Good form demands the ful
name. and that nicknames shall b.
tabooed.
This change of taste and style rs re
CARDS names IS certainly for the better
Jim" and "Tom. and 'Bob. am
sam. and such. are destructive q
dignity and outside of the home-circl
! and intimate friends are suggestive O
the familiarity that breeds contempt
Think of George Washington. am
, Billy Gladstone. and Sonnie Bismarck
and Harry Beecher, and Johnnie Sher
man. But in the passion for the retur
to the dignity of old-style names, il
t. he hoped those of the Puritan perio
may not be included. when ExperienC
/ Mehi;able. and Good Faith Jerusha
and Charity Temperance. aud Prais
J God Barebones. and Have Faith Wig
gins. aud Jeremiah Zerubbabel. an
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